Name Frontier Mountain 93031
Abbreviation FRO 93031
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Frontier Mountain, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Latitude 72° 59' 23'' S
Longitude 160° 24' 28'' E
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 10/1/1994
Original Mass (g) 6.09
Mass at MNA (g) 5.38
Thin section not available
Status OFFICIAL
Type Ordinary chondrite
Class H5
Shock stage S2
Weathering grade W1
Fa (Ol) 17.6
Fs (low Ca Px) 16.1
References
  1. Folco L. and Rastelli N. (2000) The meteorite collection of the Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide in Siena. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 35 (suppl.), A189-A198.
  2. Folco L. and Rastelli N. (2002) The meteorite collection of the Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide in Siena. December 2002 update. Terra Antartica 9(2), 101-117.
  3. Grady M.M. (2000) Catalogue of meteorites. Fifth Edition. The Natural History Museum, London, U.K., 690 pp.
  4. Grossman J.N. (1997) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 81, 1997 July. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 32, A159-A166.
  5. Rochette P., Sagnotti L., Consolomagno G., Folco L., Maras A., Panzarino F., Pesonen L., Serra R. and Terho M. (2001) A magnetic susceptibility database for stony meteorites. Quaderni di Geofisica 18, 1-6.

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